9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 18, 2023
9th Circuit nominee questioned on criminal law decisions
Senate Republicans portrayed U.S. District Judge Ana I. de Alba as soft on crime, citing a sentencing decision in a child pornography case that was less than what prosecutors sought, and an order removing one of a man’s GPS monitoring devices. He was convicted of aiding his brother, who killed a police officer.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee peppered U.S. District Judge Ana I. de Alba — nominated by President Joe Biden for a vacancy on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — with questions Wednesday about recent criminal case rulings and her understanding of the commerce clause.
While de Alba faced no hostile questioning from Senate Republicans last year when the former Fresno County Superior Court judge was nominated to a vacancy o...
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